CLUJ-NAPOCA. Voluntari was capable to reverse the scoreline against Universitatea Cluj to win 2-1. It was Universitatea Cluj to strike first with a goal of Ianis Stoica at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Andrei Dumiter gave the win to Voluntari in the 61′ minute. Universitatea Cluj lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
Andrei Dumiter missed a penalty (90′) for Voluntari.
The match was played at the Cluj Arena stadium in Cluj-Napoca on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa who had the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Romică Bîrdeș. The 4th official was Szabolcs Kovacs. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.14 degrees Celsius or 57.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 6
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 1
- 9 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 95
- 67 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Universitatea Cluj had a strong ball possession 58% while Voluntari was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Universitatea Cluj had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Voluntari found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Universitatea Cluj shot 17 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Voluntari shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Universitatea Cluj received 3 yellow cards (Plamen Iliev, Elvis Manu and Alexandru Chipciu). On the other side, Voluntari received 3 yellow cards (Igor Armaș, Andrei Dumiter and Nicolae Carnat).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Universitatea Cluj will stay with 19 points like Sepsi to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Voluntari will have 16 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Cluj will host Botoşani on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Universitatea Cluj (4 draws).
Voluntari will play away agasint CSM Iaşi on the 10th of February with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Universitatea Cluj – Formation
Universitatea Cluj
90'
86'
12'
Universitatea Cluj started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ioan Ovidiu Sabău decided to play with the following team: Dorinel Oancea, Plamen Iliev , Andrei Peteleu , Andrei Miron , Bogdan Mitrea , Alexandru Chipciu , Kevin Doukoure , Ovidiu Bic , George Cimpanu , Dan Nistor , Valentin Gheorghe and Ianis Stoica .
The home team had on the bench: Filip Ilie , Ioan Filip, Andrei Pițian, Daniel Popa , Marco Fossati, Andrei Gorcea, Elvis Manu , Robert Silaghi and Gabriel Simion .
Substitutions
Universitatea Cluj made 5 changes: Valentin Gheorghe for Daniel Popa (63′), Kevin Doukoure for Gabriel Simion (63′), Ovidiu Bic for Elvis Manu (73′), Ianis Stoica for Robert Silaghi (73′) and Andrei Peteleu for Filip Ilie (86′).
Best player: Dan Nistor
The player that probably impressed the most for Universitatea Cluj was Dan Nistor.
His rating is with 96 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 13 crosses.
Voluntari – Formation
Voluntari
Voluntari started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Marin Dună played with: Jesús Fernández , Ricardinho , Patricio Matricardi , Igor Armaș , Nicolae Carnat , Ljuban Crepulja , Radu Boboc , Vadim Rață , Mihai Radut , Robert Popescu , Adam Nemec .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cristian Paz , Andrei Dumiter , Doru Andrei , Octavian Vâlceanu, Lukáš Droppa, Naser Aliji, Daniel Florea, Angelo Cocian and Roberto Voican.
Substitutions
Voluntari made 4 changes: Mihai Radut for Andrei Dumiter (60′), Robert Popescu for Doru Andrei (60′), Adam Nemec for Cristian Paz (76′) and Vadim Rață for Angelo Cocian (88′).
Best player: Ricardinho
The player that probably impressed the most for Voluntari was Ricardinho even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- SSC Farul – Botoşani – 1-1
- FCSB – Rapid Bucuresti – 1-2
- Universitatea Cluj – Voluntari – 1-2
